Bill Copson
William Henry Copson
Born: 27 April 1908, Stonebroom, Derbyshire
Died: 13 September 1971, Clay Cross, Derbyshire
Major Teams: Derbyshire, England.
Known As: Bill Copson
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Test Debut: England v West Indies at Lord's, 1st Test, 1939
Last Test: England v South Africa at The Oval, 5th Test, 1947
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1937
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 3 1 0 6 6 6.00 0 0 1 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 762 31 297 15 19.80 5-85 1 0 50.8 2.33
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1932 - 1950)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 279 359 108 1711 43 6.81 0 0 103 0
R W Ave BBI 5 10
Bowling 20752 1094 18.96 8-11 66 6
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
Bill Copson, a fine fast-medium bowler for Derbyshire was
unfortunate to lose what might have been his best years to the
2nd World War. Taking nine wickets on his debut against the West
Indies in 1939, he did not play test cricket again until three
Tests against South Africa in 1947. He had the ability to bring
the ball into the batsman with his natural break-back, and to
bowl a delivery that angled away off the pitch, all from a
fairly low arm action. He took a wicket with his first ball in
first-class cricket, that of Andy Sandham, in 1932. After
retirement he became a first-class umpire (Dave Liverman, 1998).
Last Updated: Friday, 16-Aug-2002 17:39:02 GMT
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